ABOUT US

Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc., which records under the label New World Records, was founded in 1975.

We are dedicated to the documentation of American music that is largely ignored by the commercial recording companies.

Like the university press, New World preserves neglected treasures of the past and nurtures the creative future of American music. Through the production of over 400 recordings some 700 American composers have been represented. In an industry obsessed with million-unit sales and immediate profits, New World chooses artistic merit as its indicator of success.

Origins
The company was founded with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation with a mandate to produce a 100-disc anthology of American music encompassing the broadest possible spectrum of musical genres. This set of recordings, together with their extensive liner notes, provides a core curriculum in American music and American studies. In 1978 the Anthology was completed and distributed free of charge to almost 7,000 educational and cultural institutions throughout the world. An additional 2,000 Anthologies were sold at cost to other similar institutions. Through these recordings two hundred years of music and American cultural history are brought to life.

New Releases
The company currently releases 12-16 new titles per year. Music is chosen from a wide repertory including concert and choral music, opera, sacred music, band music, jazz, traditional, folk, Native American music, popular songs and dances, and musical theater.

Awards & Recognition
Over the years, nineteen New World titles have received Grammy Award nominations and three of them have won Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra in 1984, Leonard Bernstein's Candide in 1986, and Ned Rorem's String Symphony, Sunday Morning, Eagles in 1989.

Licensing
If you are interested in using music from New World Records in a film or television program, please contact our Licensing Department at licensing@newworldrecords.org with all pertinent details, including:

Song Title

Album Title

Composer(s)

Project Title

Type of Project (i.e. film, television show, commercial, etc.)

Type of Use (i.e. background instrumental, visual vocal, over main titles, etc.)

Duration of Use

Proposed fee

Project Description

Scene Description

Territory

Term

Media (i.e. free and pay cable television, DVD, etc.)

Options (i.e. home video buyout)

Licensee

DRAM
New World Records is pleased to offer an online subscription service for colleges and universities, an initiative funded by the Mellon and Robert Sterling Clark Foundations. DRAM is designed to facilitate the music research of scholars and students by offering on-demand, streaming access to an extensive and ever-growing catalog of essential music.

Students, faculty, and scholars affiliated with a subscribing university can access DRAM from their library, home, or any other location, and may use the system as frequently as they wish without charge to the individual.

Our Board & Staff
New World is governed by an ten-member board of trustees and is served by a staff of five full-timeemployees. Currently, about 50% of the organization's expenses are met by earned revenue (sales of recordings). The balance is made up of grants from foundations, corporate giving programs, state and federal government agencies, and gifts from individuals.